Gutiérrez Zamora | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Mexico |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Mexico |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Mexico |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Veracruz |
Leader Title: | Municipal President |
Leader Name: | Wilman Monje Morales (2018-2021) |
Established Title: | Foundation |
Established Date: | July 21, 1877 |
Area Total Km2: | 233.6 |
Population Total: | 24 322 |
Population Density Km2: | 104.12 |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Coordinates: | 20.45°N -102°W |
Website: | Official Website |
Gutiérrez Zamora is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Gutiérrez Zamora is bordered by Papantla, Tuxpan, Poza Rica and Coatzintla, and it is served by both the railway and Federal Highways 180 and 190.
It was named in honour of Manuel Gutiérrez Zamora, a native of the port of Veracruz who served as governor of the state in the mid-19th century.